Bears postgame quotes: Lovie, Hanie, Urlacher and more

December 11, 2011|Staff report

On what defense was doing right through the first three quarters“Making plays. Simple. We got off the field. We had a lot of three-and-outs. We were doing something right because we weren’t giving up a lot of points.”

LB LANCE BRIGGS

On the game“They found a way to win. It went into overtime. I don’t mind. Our offense gave us enough points to win the game. We go into overtime, we’re in position and their team made a play.”

On the Broncos ability to continue winning in the fourth quarter“They made a play, you know, they made a play with us in field goal range. You know we were poised to kick the ball after that play probably. Like I said, hats off to them.”

On how bad this loss hurts“It hurts. All the losses hurt. This one hurts. We’re getting closer to the end of the season. We’ve got three games left and they’re all a must win. All of these are must win.”On what he thought of QB Tim Tebow“Played hard.”

On what he thought the difference was between QB Tim Tebow’s play early in the game and in the fourth quarter“Played hard. I respect a guy that plays hard. Him and all the other 10 guys that were on the field for the Broncos they fought hard.”

On if either the Broncos or Bears changed their approach late in the game“I don’t think so. Like I said it just comes down to making plays. In a critical situation they made a huge play. Offensively, (Tim) Tebow and their offense, was able to drive down the field and they finished it.”

On what he would say to RB Marion Barber“Marion Barber is a heck of a football player and Marion Barber is going to help us get into the playoffs. He made two plays today. Things happen. They happen to all of us. Proud of the guy. If he just keeps his head up he’s going to help the Bears win.”

S CRAIG STELTZ

On if they changed anything on defense“They had gotten into more of a passing game on offense, so we had a couple different calls, but nothing we hadn’t done before.”

On how bad this loss hurts“It’s tough to swallow. We fought our butts off to the end and into overtime. It’s going to be a long week.”

On what the Bears were doing right early in the game on defense“I’m not sure. We’ll have to go back and see how the execution was different in the second half, first half and overtime. We’ll see what we can change. It’s going to be a tough week and we’ve got to be able to prepare for next week.”

On what QB Tim Tebow was able to do in the fourth quarter to find success“He’s a tremendous competitor. He’s been battling his whole life. He’s been a great player. He’s a great leader on offense. He battled till the end. We just have to execute better and see what was the difference.”

DE JULIUS PEPPERS

On the loss“We missed some opportunities in the game. We have to finish better; that’s pretty much it. It wasn’t anything special that he [Denver QB Tim Tebow] did.”

On what the Broncos’ offense did differently towards the end of the game“I don’t know what they changed; I didn’t see anything that they changed. It was pretty much the same offense that they were running the whole game. He just started checking the ball down late in the game.”

On what the Bears’ defense did differently towards the end of the game“I don’t know. I don’t make the calls. We didn’t play well enough to win. That’s what changed at the end of the game on our part, and that’s all we can control. That’s all I can control. We just didn’t play well enough. We have to finish and get the job done.”

On whether he feels the Bears lost to one player in Denver QB Tim Tebow“We lost to a great team, a great head coach, and they are playing really well right now. We felt like we had opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on.”

On what the Bears need to do to make the playoffs“That was the thought coming into this game, that we had to win out. We’re going to continue to think that way, and we have to find a way to win next week.”

On why he feels the Bears lost“We felt like we played great up until that point, but the game is 60 minutes, not 55 or 56 minutes. At the end of the game, we just didn’t finish it. There’s not a lot more explanation than that. We didn’t finish the game.”

WR DEVIN HESTER

On the Bears giving the game away“We gave it away. We were up ten points.”